When the development of the Octatrack (in 2009) began, Jonas Hillman stepped in to provide the management, structural reform, and capital needed to get the company growing. Following the SidStation, Elektron released the Machinedrum and the Monomachine. The project was deemed commercially viable, so in 1998 a company was started to nurture it and Elektron ESI was born. None of that seemed fun or challenging enough, so I suggested we build a synthesizer instead!" The synthesizer, called the SidStation, was initially made in a test run of ten units. Hansson recalls: "There were a number of projects to choose from: build a digital landline phone, a bicycle trip computer, or a beeper. The three founders were Daniel Hansson, Anders Gärder and Mikael Räim. At the time, it was a school project, a mandatory course part of the Computer Science program at the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. In late 2016, Elektron expanded its product range by launching the Analog Drive, an 8-in-one effects drive pedal for electric guitar and bass guitar.Įlektron started working on its first electronic instrument in 1997. In 2015 Elektron released Overbridge (a software package used to integrate Elektron Analog hardware into a DAW) as a complement to the Analog range of instruments. Since then, the range of products has been extended to include the following hardware: The Model:Cycles (a beginner FM groovebox), The Digitone (an intermediate FM synthesizer groovebox), The Octatrack (a sampler), Digitakt (a sampler), Analog Keys & Analog Four (keyboard/tabletop 4-voice analog synthesizer), Analog Rytm (an 8-voice hybrid analog/digital drum machine) and Analog Heat (an 8-effects programmable analog sound processing unit). These instruments were, like the SidStation, housed in a brushed aluminum casing. During the years 2001-2003, Elektron released the Machinedrum (a 16-voice digital drum machine) and the Monomachine (a programmable 6-voice synthesizer using single-cycle waveforms).
Its sound engine was a Commodore 64 SID chip. The first Elektron product was an analog/digital hybrid tabletop synthesizer called the SidStation. Musicians who use Elektron instruments include Panda Bear, Timbaland, The Knife, Sophie Xeon, Depeche Mode, and Autechre. Since 2012, there have been branch offices in Los Angeles and in Tokyo. They produce mainly electronic musical instruments, but have also made effects units and software. Elektron is a Swedish developer and manufacturer of musical instruments founded in 1998, as well as having its headquarters, R&D and production in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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